Sorrento Elementary School students placed third in B.C. and sixth in Canada for the 60 Minute Kids Club Health Challenge, which ran from January to the end of March.
For 60 days, the students tracked their health habits – how much water they drank, minutes of exercise, fruit and veggies eaten, and hours slept.
And they received bonus points for minutes of reading and thinking positive thoughts.
North Canoe and Silver Creek schools also took part in this great challenge.
The aim of the 60 Minute Kids Club Health Challenge is to empower families with the knowledge and skills to live a healthy and active lifestyle.
The program engages kids through an online, interactive medium with goal setting, accountability and fun incentives.
The framework of the program is to have fun and encourage kids to live a healthy lifestyle.
This foundation of physical fitness and healthy nutrition will assist in enhancing children’s quality of life as research shows that children and adults who are active and eat healthy decrease their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancers, notes the national program’s website.
Participation in this program is all about having fun and getting active, and should not be considered as a weight loss program.
“Your school has made the move to help its students become more active,” notes a pamphlet promoting the challenge. “As parents, you can help your kids by supporting them as they undertake the challenge of being active every day for at least one hour.”